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US 12,654,189 B2Granted
Trigger dispensing device with valve means
AssigneeGuala Dispensing S.P.A.
InventorRiccardo Alluigi
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Abstract
A trigger dispensing head of a trigger dispensing device is provided. The trigger dispensing head has a cylinder chamber, a piston, a pressure chamber, a sleeve having an end wall, a suction duct terminating in a suction mouth, a dispensing duct, and valve members for regulating flow of a product. The valve members have a valve element made in one piece. The valve element has a tubular portion, a flexible flap, and an annular membrane.
Claims10
A trigger dispensing head applicable to a bottle of a trigger dispensing device for dispensing a product, the trigger dispensing head comprising:
- a cylinder chamber annularly delimited by a cylinder wall having an inner surface, and by a bottom wall at the bottom;
- a piston that is manually operable to translate along an axial direction;
- a pressure chamber onto which the piston operates;
- a sleeve at least partially accommodated in the cylinder chamber, comprising an annular end wall defining a bottom opening of the sleeve, wherein the sleeve, the cylinder wall, and the bottom wall define a valve compartment;
- a suction duct adapted to put an inner compartment of the bottle in communication with the pressure chamber, comprising a suction mouth projecting axially from the bottom wall;
- a dispensing duct adapted to put the pressure chamber in communication with an external environment;
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- valve means for adjusting a flow of the product from the suction duct to the pressure chamber during a suction step and from the pressure chamber to the dispensing duct during a dispensing step, the valve means comprising a valve element in one piece, the valve element extending through the bottom opening of the sleeve and housed in the valve compartment, the valve element comprising:
- a tubular portion consisting of an annular valve wall extending along a valve axis, between a rear end defining a rear opening and a front end defining a front opening, said annular valve wall being fitted on the suction mouth;
- a flexible flap connected in a cantilevered manner to the front end of the annular valve wall, radially projecting internally, provided, on a side facing the rear opening, with a shutter portion adapted to create a seal with the suction mouth for forming suction valve means;
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- an annular membrane extending radially outwardly from the rear end of the annular valve wall, wherein a front-facing surface of the annular membrane abuts against a terminal end of the annular end wall of the sleeve to form a seal between the annular membrane and annular end wall of the sleeve and close the bottom opening for forming pre-compression valve means.
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